[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15636]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the 
specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the 
accompanying bill or joint resolution.

           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 6415.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which grants 
     Congress the authority to make laws governing the commerce 
     among several states, including employment discrimination 
     laws.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 6416.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 6417.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 and the 14th Amendment
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 6418.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
       To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other 
     Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 6419.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution 
     and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and 
     interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
           By Miss RICE of New York:
       H.R. 6420.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the 
     United States
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 6421.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 6422.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, which states ``The Congress shall 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes,'' and Article I, Section 
     7, which states ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall 
     originate in the House of Representatives.''
           By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 6423.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.J. Res. 104.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article V


       

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